Proceeds will help stop LGBT+ youth suicide

Meanwhile Albertalli has proven again what a big LGBT+ ally she is by making an amazing pledge. She will be donating all the proceeds from Love, Creekwood to LGBT+ youth suicide prevention charity The Trevor Project.

She said: ‘I’m donating 100% of my English language royalty advance to @TrevorProject. [It’s] the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25.

‘They do the work I can’t, and they do it with such thoughtfulness, care, and commitment to research-based best practices.

‘They have saved many of my readers’ lives. And, as I’m sure you can imagine, there’s been a huge spike in the volume of crisis calls due to COVID19 and its specific impact on LGBTQ youth.’